Curriculum vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION Aristeidis Tsialos

N. Kateriniotou 29, 60100, Katerini, Greece

+30 6994663195 a.tsialos@gmail.com

Gender Male | Date of birth 17 March 1992 | Nationality Greek

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2016 Present IT & Marketing consultant

Tsialos Ltd
2nd klm Katerini-Palaio Keramidi, 60100 Katerini (Greece)
Supervised the migration of the companys data from legacy CRM and ERP databases to the
current Galaxy ERP/CRM system by Singular Logic. I also organized seminars to train the
companys employees in the use of the new system and worked with the heads of each de-
partment individually to assess their specific needs from the new system and liaised with the
manufacturers representatives to create specialized subroutines to fit those needs.
During the same period I worked closely with the companys vice-president to translate product
catalogues and instruction manuals for new products from English to Greek and update the
companys website with the relevant information.

May 2015 July 2015 Research Assistant

University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics, Mathematical Reasoning Group
Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton St, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, United Kingdom
I was hired by the Mathematical Reasoning Group to make a feasibility study for the poten-
tial integration of two separate research projects of the group. After working closely with the
two chief investigators I wrote a report of my findings and gave a talk presenting them to the
members of the group. I also helped draft a successful proposal for an EPSRC Platform Grant
providing future funding for the group.

Oct 2014 May 2015 Student Representative

During my final year at the University of Edinburgh I was selected by my fellow students to
be the 4th year class representative for the School of Informatics, thus becoming the primary
liaison between my peers and the teaching staff, providing feedback, resolving conflicts and
helping to improve the student experience

June 2011 August 2011 Traineeship in the Accoundancy Department

Tsialos Ltd
2nd klm Katerini-Palaio Keramidi, 60100 Katerini (Greece)
This job entailed working with the companys ERP database system, printing the invoices for all
the orders and ensuring that they were attached to the correct order. I was also filing receipts
and invoices appropriately according to tax legislation. This job enabled me to broaden my
understanding of the way a small company works, and offered me an introduction to microeco-
nomics, as well as the use of professional databases.

2008 2009 Editor in Chief

Eleftheropaidia (Award winning student paper)
In my second year in high school I was elected Chief Editor of the Eleftheropaidia paper to
which I regularly contributed. I was responsible for approving assignments for the various
student contributors and editing the contributed articles; organizing educational excursions and
seminars for the members of the paper and working closely with an external graphic designer
to design the layout of each issue.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

August 2015 Present Master of Science in Logic

Institute of Logic, Language and Computation
Universitt van Amsterdam, Amsterdam Netherlands

2010 2015 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence Grade 2:1

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh United Kingdom
2014 2015 Honours Project in Informatics
"Repairing inconsistent Description Logic Ontologies using Reformation"
2013 2014 System Design Project
Robot Fussball: Together with 9 other students we designed and built two robots and programmed them in
Java to participate in a school-wide fussball tournament.
2013 2014 AI Large Practical
"Modelling the dynamic distribution of the burden of proof in legal proceeding using the Carneades Model
of Argumentation

2012 2013 University of California Education Abroad Programme

UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
My time in the US had a great positive impact on my personal development. Facing adversity
while living away from my friends and family, and interacting with a non-European culture so
different than my own, allowed me to grow as a person and realise my own strengths and
limitations. It has also cemented my desire to continue to be exposed to varied multicultural
environments and pursue international friendships.

2007 2010 4th General High School of Katerini

June 2010 Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou Avg Mark 19.8/20

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES &

SEMINARS

June 2014 Summer School in Logic & Formal Epistemology

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA
In June 2014 I was one of 24 students receiving a scholarship to attend the CMU Summer
School of Logic & Formal Epistemology, a three-week long annual student workshop in Pitts-
burgh, USA.

6 - 8 June 2014 Workshop on Simplicity and Causal Discovery

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA

January 2009 Euroscola

European Parliament, Strasbourg France
After an essay competition I was amongst 30 students selected to represent Greece in the
Euroscola programme in the EU parliament. I participated in the committee discussing the topic
Enhancement of Europe: How can your country contribute in the establishment of Europe in
the world. I later took part in the plenary session of the parliament, where I successfully
defended the proposals of my committee and discussed and voted on the proposals of the other
committees. This experience enabled me to gain confidence in addressing large audiences,
strengthened my understanding of the way in which European institutions work, and helped me
to develop indispensable debating and presentation skills.

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PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue Greek

Other languages UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2+ C2+ C2+ C2+ C2+

German B1 B2 B1 A2 B1

French A2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level

Communication skills team work: I have extensive experience working in various types of teams

* research teams during my tenure with the Mathematical Reasoning Group in 2015
* committees, as student representative or while participating in Euroscola
* project development, such as when together with 9 fellow students I built and pro-
grammed two robots for the System Design Project at the School of Informatics

* event organizing teams: as a member of EUSDS I helped organize and run a number
of dancing workshops and as Chief Editor of Eleftheropaidia I organized seminars from
professional journalists for the members of the paper
public speaking I have given various academic talks and presentations,like successfully de-
fending my undergraduate thesis and presenting the findings of my research at the end of
my research-assistantship. Furthermore during the Euroscola programme I actively and suc-
cessfully argued for the proposals of my committee addressing my fellow student MEPs at
the plenary session
mediating skills I was the liaison between the 4th year students and the teaching staff at the
school of informatics providing feedback and resolving emerging conflicts.
intercultural skills: I have actively pursued cultural pluralism working, studying and even
dancing in various multicultural institutions and events across the EU and the USA. I can
confidently and effectively adapt to new cultures and places.

Organisational / managerial skills
During the System Design Project in 2014 I drafted the process diagram mapping the goals
for each stage of the project and helped organize peer reviews amongst the members of the
group after each milestone.
As editor in chief of my school newspaper I was in charge of around 30 student journalist and
a budget of C1500 collected yearly from the sales of the paper as well as donations which I
helped solicit.

Computer skills Competence in using the MS Office and OpenOffice suites

Experience in programming in Java, Python/NLTK, Haskell, Prolog, Matlab
Experience writing in HTML, XML and Latex
Basic knowledge of SQL and Sparql
Confident use of multiple OS including MS Windows and Linux/Unix
Good Knowledge of the SingularLogic Galaxy ERP/CRM suite
Confidence in reading technical manuals and APIs and quickly acquiring new computer skills.

Driving licence B

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In my spare time I swing dance regularly. I was a member of the Edinburgh University Swing Danse Society from 2011 till 2015 and I
have participated in multiple international dancing workshops and exchanges, in the UK, Sweden,Germany, the US, Belgium and the
Netherlands

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